Defense Electronics Products of the Week (6/28 - 7/4)

Embedded systems in the aerospace and defense sectors need hardening to handle the rigors of harsh environments, such as stress, vibration, shock, water, and wild temperatures. Here are some of the latest high-reliability products to hit the market.

Cabe Atwell

July 2, 2020

Embedded systems in the aerospace and defense sectors need to be hardened to handle the rigors of harsh environments, such as stress, vibration, shock, water, and extreme temperatures. All it takes is one part of the system to fail, and the platform starts to malfunction. That is why ruggedization is critical. Here are some of the latest high-reliability components to hit the market for avionics, naval, vehicular, and military sectors.

About the Author

Cabe Atwell

Technology Editor, Electronic Design

Cabe is a Technology Editor for Electronic Design.

Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Electronic Design and Machine Design.

Cabe is an electrical engineer, design consultant and author with 25 years’ experience. His most recent book is “Essential 555 IC: Design, Configure, and Create Clever Circuits”

Cabe writes the Engineering on Friday blog on Electronic Design.